I'm not going to make it very long.
Just as some of you "omg painfully realized" that Obama was "weak" , " sellout" , "capitulator" , I also came to realize most of ppl here do not live in reality. And it's my fault, not anyone else's.
So test vote today had the repubs vote against ending the debate on tax cuts. They signed a letter saying they will filibuster anything "not specifically related to taxes or deficit".
But nooo, according to ppl here, Obama just has to "use the bully pulpit" , " do not negotiate ", "kick some ass, twist some arms" !!
If I didn't know better I would have thought these were the words of the right wings defending the course of the wars by saying " you do not negotiate with terrorists !". Or maybe I don't know better.
I can hardly tell the difference btween those crazies and the crazy here lately.
Nah, Harry Reid and Obama just have to threatenely (not a word) tell Demint or Sessions or McConnell that they mean business and do not back down. Yup, that would make them want to vote for the repeal of DADT or for the DREAM Act.
Sure.
If Obama can't find a way for them to even support something, then we might just shut down the gvmt and call it a day. How can he get at least enuf votes to close the debate. Giving them some concessions, even though that makes most of you see reeeeed. !! Yet without those, no stimulus and even though was insufficient, saved and created 3 millions jobs. But naaah, those don't matter becoz Krugman said so and it wasnt 1 trillioooon! .
Puh, what's 3 million ppl lives relieved a little? He's weeaaak, coz he gave the repubs tax cuts.
Detroit & auto industry? Nah, he don't care. So what? Anyone coulda done it. Sure, well I guess they just had to wait for someone who gave a shit ( yes reference to another diary).
I'm not even going to continue because some of you are sooo convinced in your righteous anger, there's no getting through to you. But just as the tea baggers are 20% of the population, I'm willing to bet that so are you.
But you know how they got you beat? During that summer of healthcare debate, they showed up in townhalls, made their voices heard, spooked all their reps into not supporting a healthcare legislation that probably would have helped them morw than than hurt them.
What did you do? Where were your bodies in townhalls, your voices on the radio, your support that Americans wanted a healthcare overhall? Oh, some of you did do all of those things? Really?
Obviously you didn't try hard enough, used your power of persuasion hard enough, " didn't twist arms" hard enough.
And of course,some of you were also busy reccing Jane Hamster and What's his face saying how it was a waste of time and Obama has already sold you out.
But despite your no shows, your extremely divided support, Obama, Reid and Pelosi got a healthcare legislation through.
Reps were being called the n-word, cussed and spit on, but noooo, that amounts to nothing to the Gods of Daily kos.
Not perfect, say you.
Thank god you're only in the business of ranting on the internet and not governing.
Your idol Kusinich is though and he sounds like you all too, never give in!!. But bless his heart, how many of his colleagues has he managed to convince to support his bills. Matter of fact, the take no shit liberal icon Grayson rode thru his reelection uh? He refused to compromise and they rewarded him.
I am not one of you I realized, I thought I was. Again, this was my fault, not yours.
A president is only strong as the ppl who brought him where he is. Nothing he can do or say matter, if his Congress doesn't hear about his supporters.
They didn't hear you but they heard the tea baggers.
As far as am concerned , Obama didn't fail you. You failed him